Public outreach and bringing astronomy to our nation's youth is a subject that is dear to my heart. I can't do much with my limited resources, but I'm always...
Here's another sad story, though it ends quite happily. (Tell me to stop if you've heard this one :-) About 3 years ago, I was attending a BBQ at a hang...
... HAY, I saw that Jacques! I know little if anything about ra/dec or that alt az stuff. Give me a finder chart and a telrad. I'll mow that sky till its bald!...
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Ok you guys! Thanx to Peter and James for responding to my call. Peter, yes if you can read the Alt/Az coordinates you can give it a shot. I've uploaded it to...
The November 2009 issue of the A.L.P.O. Lunar Section's monthly newsletter, The Lunar Observer, has been uploaded to: http://moon.scopesandscapes.com/tlo.pdf ...
Great photos and drawings, That pdf will take me awhile to get through! John N. ... Lunar Observer, has been uploaded to: http://moon. scopesandscapes....
Just so folks know, They have a password on the video images, available only to Paid Subscribers. IÂ guess they need to to keep up with the outgoing bandwidth...
Hi, From a Google video search- Some vids are better than others, look around, enjoy. Nothing as hi res as SpaceFlight found, but I'm not done looking ...<s>Â ...
I have designed a webpage intyegrated with google maps, that creates a printable paper vertical sundial. I thought it could be interesnting to the list...
I have been using an Etx-125 for 2 years and I would like to ask all what would be an appropriate scope to move up to.I do some imaging with an lpi and...
Rob, I have so many friends with ETX's and what a great starter or backup scope it is. There are just too many variables to consider that you did not mention...
If you are looking for just an OTA, I have a brand new never used 8" Meade SCT with UHTC, 2" Crayford focuser, 2" Stellarvue 99% Dielectric diagonal, new Multi...
Good news folks. This just off of Twitter. A brand spankin' new image from Hubble's new and improved "pretty picture" camera! Yeah!! We're looking at hundreds...
Although I haven't had any serious problems with my scope in its nine year life, I wonder if my "system" of storage is common, overdone, underdone, or...
A couple of important news items have somehow managed to fly under my radar lately. How did that happen?? lol First, there seems to be some trouble with our...
Good question, Ken. While I don't need "wheelie bars" as my scope is a 6" reflector with EQ tripod and both are easily hand-carried, I pay close attention to ...
For some reason, this link is flying all over the twitter-verse today so I thought I would share it with you all. Some really spectacular images from the...
... Hello Ken, Suggestion:Also put a 15 or 25 watt light bulb in a drop light under the mirror/scope and hook it up to a timer. You want the bulb to go on...
We have about 1.5 hrs of total darkness here in Scottdale tonight and it is going to be clear. I AM GOING FOR IT ! Clear skies, James Schultheis Scottdale Pa....
I have a couple Dobsonians I built long ago. Two have equatorial platforms. Sometimes I use the ten inch one with just alt-az motion. I have a little unit...
You go James! Show those faint fuzzies who's the boss! ;-) Weather is going to be great here too. Think I'll pan around M42 and M45 with my 10x50's. Been...
OK, finally got an answer back from the people in the know on MRO: In early September, the team decided to leave MRO in "precautionary" safe mode while they...
... Bud, Dont forget to check out Mel 20 (BIG OC in neck of Perseus)185.0'x 185.0' nice and only in binos. Also Stock 2 (2* N of The Double Cluster)...
We conquered faint fuzzies last night. Started out with Mirach's Ghost (NGC404), then mowed over to vdB1-reflection Nebulae. Only James could get excited...
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